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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedAgniel D, Cabreros I, Damberg CL
A formal framework for incorporating equity into health care quality measurement.
This paper examines how tying incentives on the basis of stratification or disparities in quality measurement may have unintended consequences or limited effects. Addressing one aspect of equity may be in competition with addressing others. The authors proposed equity weighting, a new measurement framework to advance equity on multiple fronts that addresses the shortcomings of existing approaches and explicitly calibrates incentives to align with equity goals. They used colorectal cancer screening data derived from 2017 Medicare claims to illustrate how equity weighting fixes unintended consequences in other methods and how it can be adapted to policy goals.
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Agniel D, Cabreros I, Damberg CL .
A formal framework for incorporating equity into health care quality measurement.
Health Aff 2023 Oct; 42(10):1383-91. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.01483..
Keywords: Quality Measures, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Disparities